For thirty-one years, KVIE Public Television has created an accessible venue to bring art into the homes of Northern Californians throught its annual art auction as well as original KVIE documentaries and national programs on the arts. Today, the station is pleased to announce its call for emerging and established artists to enter their work into the 2012 KVIE Art Auction juried art competition. Artists get the chance to win a cash award for their artwork, which includes $500 for the Best of Show or $100 for a First Place award in each category. A Juror’s Award will be given to two artists as recognition for excellence in selected categories. The entry categories are: California's Gold, Ph

SACRAMENTO, CA – Stanford Youth Solutions, formerly Stanford Home for Children, announced today that Chevo Ramirez and Amelia and Vincent Semper will be awarded the 2012 Distinguished Service Awards. They will be recognized on April 26, 2012 at the North Ridge Country Club in Fair Oaks at Vintage 2012 —Stanford Youth Solutions’ 7th Annual Wine Auction. Chevo Ramirez is the Regional Vice President of the Wells Fargo Foundation for the Northern California Region and is this year’s Community Honoree. Foster parents Amelia and Vincent Semper are the Family Honorees. “The Distinguished Service Award is presented annually to those who have made long-standing, commendable and considerable contr

Sacramento, California – March 15, 2012 – Point West Rotary, one of the largest Rotary clubs in Sacramento, will host its 10th Festa di Vino – A Celebration of Food and Wine – on March 31 at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center in Sacramento. When does the opportunity arrive to allow you to dine at 20 restaurants in one night or go on a wine-tasting tour to visit more than 25 of the top local wineries in one day? “Never,” you say. “That’s just not possible.” Well, the time is now. Point West Rotary of Sacramento is providing a special opportunity for you to do just that. On Saturday, March 31 at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center, you can enjoy great food and wine at this 10th Annual Festa di V

At this Wednesday’s Hearts for the Arts Benefit Event (6pm-9pm at Alex Bult Gallery) artists, community leaders, and Sacramento’s finest convene to celebrate and raise funds for Any Given Child Sacramento. This initiative, spearheaded by For Arts’ Sake, strives to ensure that art experiences are accessible to every child in grades K-8. As a part of this fun, alternative event you can treat your Valentine to a night like no other, all while supporting a great cause and enjoying an evening of art, music, cocktails, and refreshments. Esteemed auctioneer David Sobon will auction off “heart-works” donated donated by over 24 local artists, including Raphael Delgado, Shane Grammer, and Micah Cr

More than 200 handbags were up for grabs during the October 15 Helping Handbags luncheon and auction. Hosted by The Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary, a volunteer group made of local business women and retirees, the event had nearly 500 attendees pack the Radisson Hotel grand ballroom to check out the seventh annual live and silent auctions. “It exceeded my dreams,” said Laurel Speier, Helping Handbags event chairperson. “You could see the ladies here in attendance had a lot of fun.” More than $75,000 was raised. All of the proceeds will go to Salvation Army’s programs for women and children in the Sacramento area. “Many of us here are blessed to have (comfortable) lives,” Speier said,

The fourth annual A Toast to Music food and wine benefit helped raise money for the Camellia Symphony Orchestra at the Old Sugar Mill Saturday night. The event was sponsored by Carvalho Family Winery. Camellia Symphony Orchestra executive director Roberta McClellan said the money raised at the event will help fund the orchestra’s 2011-2012 season, although they won’t know the total amount raised at the event until Thursday or Friday. “(It will help pay for) brochures, production, purchasing music, rental space and concerts over the summer,” McClellan said. The orchestra provides free family concerts over the summer, and McClellan said the money will also help pay for all of the expenses

Pink! Pink! Pink! Pink is plastered everywhere. From the NFL and the MLB players wearing pink, to hundred of placements in the grocery stores, on the TV and in print, it’s impossible to go anywhere without seeing pink. Does anyone not know that it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month? In Sacramento, the Susan G. Komen Foundation twist is “In the Pink”. They started the month off with “Call for the Cure,” a very successful telethon sponsored by KCRA/MY58 that raised an incredible $84,000. Local restaurants, including all in the Paragary chain, are participating in the “Dine Out for the Cure” by donating proceeds from special pink items on their menus. The Baron Gallery is one of many art galler

“I was thrilled. I called my husband immediately.” That is the reaction Sacramento resident Cindy Nelson had after she outbid other ladies for a Ferragamo handbag during the live auction portion at the sixth annual Salvation Army Helping Handbag luncheon on October 16. Nelson was one of nearly 400 attendees who came to the Radisson Hotel for the annual fundraiser. “We have more ladies than in years past,” Major Colleen Riley, Salvation Army Divisional Director of women’s ministries and Women’s Auxiliary representative. “The event was well organized and the ladies were excited to bid on the purses.” More than 200 items were offered during the event’s live and silent auctions, including

The Sacramento Valley Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure launched a month long breast cancer awareness campaign this month called In the Pink. Throughout October, many Sacramento region restaurants, artists and galleries joined together to lend their support to this exciting campaign. In the Pink concludes on Thursday, October 21, as Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Sacramento’s art community converge at the Viscaya in downtown Sacramento to raise funds supporting breast cancer awareness programs in the region. “Bid for the Cure” will showcase a live auction featuring one of a kind, unique items to choose from. Prior to the auction, guests will have the opportunity to watch famed art

It’s like Christmas every weekend for each bargain-hunting, fresh fruit- and veggie-loving passerby who ambles through the opening in the shiny chain-link fence at the corner of Church Street and Atkinson in Roseville. Since 1947, the gaps in the never-rusty metal fence have been letting folks enter into a world of constants and a world of the unexpected all the while wandering through a well-planned maze of wooden tables that is Denio’s Farmers Market and Swap Meet. Denio’s, located at 1551 Vineyard Rd., is an iconic part of greater Sacramento’s history. People have been coming out to the boonies of Roseville for years to peddle their no-longer-used “items” out of a ’57 pickup or load u

Curtis Park residents know how to throw a party. The 20th Annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction event converted the Sierra 2 Center into a interactive showcase of fine wine, beer and gourmet eats. With 450 tickets sold before the event even began, only 100 were still available for purchase at the door. Curtis Park Neighborhood Association President Rosanna Herber said she expected the event to sell out. More than 35 wineries offered tastings of their red and white wines and many provided food pairings to complement their generous samples. People wandered slowly down the line of sampling tables with plates and wine glasses in hand. With no particular agenda or method, they followed thei

             400 friends & I attended the best party Fairytale Town has ever seen and the generosity of the Sacramenten's was truly evident. Benefitting the Sacramento Area Emergency Housing Center, the wining, dinning and dancing added to the highlight of the event, the live auction. Every paddle raised went towards helping the homeless issue in Sacramento. David Sobon of David Sobon Auctions entertained and engaged the crowd into a bidding frenzy. It was fun to watch and got me raising my paddle too.                The participating restaurants were fabulous, a mix of comfort food and elegant dishes. The wine was enjoyable and satisfying with all the local favorites in the house. A perf

KVIE Public Television is pleased to announce the Sacramento artists who won first place in various categories of the KVIE Art Auction 2010 juried competition. Chosen by juror and sculptor Al Farrow, Keith Bachmann wins honors with the Best of Show award for his oil on canvas painting Night Palms (up-for-bid 9/25 7:30pm).  In the contemporary classics category, John Berger wins 1st Place for his Untitled (up-for-bid 9/26 8pm) acrylic on canvas painting. In the watercolor category, David Peterson wins 1st Place for his painting American River Gold (up-for-bid 9/25 6:30pm). In the sculpture category, Melissa Tregilgas wins 1st place for her clay sculpture Cylinder with Squid (9/25 4:30pm)  

On Saturday, October 2nd the Sierra Curtis Neighborhood Association will present its 20th Annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction. From 4-7 pm the doors and patios of the historic Sierra 2 Center will open to welcome hundreds of guests. Over twenty restaurants, fifty wineries, eight breweries, three musicians, and two dozen volunteers will be greeting patrons, who will spend a delectable three hours sampling food and drink, vying for high-end auction items, listening to music, and socializing with attendees. Even better, the event benefits Brett Hart Elementary and McClatchy High School, two neighborhood organizations that are at the heart of the Curtis Park community. To purchase tickets

Great Chefs 2010 is coming this August! Great Chefs is a gourmet celebration to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Sacramento. It will be taking place on Saturday, August 21, 2010 from 6p-9p at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Capitol Plaza. For this 9th annual event, head chefs from some of the area’s finest restaurants, wineries and breweries will be pairing foods and beverages for a fun-filled, one-of-a-kind evening. In addition, the evening includes a silent auction and dancing. And the delicious desserts are not to be missed. Some of the featured restaurants will be Aioli Bodega Espanol, Bake Sense Inc., Just 4 U Catering, Event Architects, California Capitol Chefs Association, Sa

The KVIE Art Auction 2010 juried competition and fundraiser is calling for artists to enter their best work into this year's Art Auction. Participants will have the opportunity for recognition in this highly competitive, prestigious juried show and have the chance to win cash prizes, which includes $500 for the Best of Show and $150 for First Place awards in each art category: sculpture, contemporary classics, figurative and still life, young collectors, California’s Gold, photos and prints, functional art, and watercolor. Donated pieces will receive region-wide exposure in a 3-day televised event seen by up to 60,000 motivated art buyers. The KVIE Art Auction 2010 will be heavily promote

Make A Wish Foundation is celebrating the 22nd year of Winter Wine and Food Fest Jan. 30, from 5 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. at the Sacramento Convention Center. Make A Wish is a charitable non-profit organization whose purpose is to grant wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Last year 1,500 people attended and we raised $450,000 which granted 92 wishes. This year we hope to grant 95 wishes! At this year's event, we will have more than 60 renowned wineries, such as Peju, Silver Oaks Twomey Cellars & Kenwood and more than 60 fantastic restaurants such as Hawks, Crush 29 and Ruths Chris.  We will also have auction it

The spotlight is on Sacramento at the 'Best of' party hosted by Sacramento Magazine, Thursday at the Convention Center. The winners from the "best of" categories will show what they've got while attendees can try out the best products, services, and entertainment that Sacramento has to offer. The winner for best candy store, Sees Candy and the winner for best regional winery Bogel Vineyards will be a couple of the participating vendors at the party. The winners from the eight categories will be showing attendees what they've got, allowing them to sample products, services and entertainment - the best Sacramento has to offer. Some of this year's winners include , Best New Fun Spot, MIX D

The Sacramento Rainbow Chamber of Commerce will hold its 3rd Annual Installation Dinner on Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the Radisson Hotel Sacramento. Guy Farris, co-host of News 10’s popular TV magazine program, Sacramento & Co., will serve as Master of Ceremonies. The evening will begin with cocktails at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner and live auction with auctioneer David Sobon of Maximum Benefit Auctions at 6:30 p.m. Auction offerings will include fine wine and dining packages, exotic travel and other luxury items. All proceeds from the dinner and auction will benefit the Rainbow Chamber Foundation, a non-profit organization supporting programs for at-risk youth and other causes. The evenin

It seems more so now than ever before that organizations across the board are reaching out for help. Despite all of the "doom-and-gloom" being reported on in the news, I consider myself to be a fairly positive person with an optomistic outlook on life. However, reality tends to sink in a little when you find that local mainstays within your hometown are being threatened. These times of "crisis" are when charity organizations and community support foundations see a significant spike in demand for their services. Every week there are events being held to raise money and awareness for various causes that will likely relate to every person at some point in their life. This week, I stumbled upo